AGENDA
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
April 7, 2014

After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Joint Meeting with the Economic Development Partnership Board on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered:

1.	Call to order; announce quorum, introductions.

2.	Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the creation of a Chapter 380 Program Policy and potential incentive programs.

Under Section 551.042 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, respond to inquiries from the City Council or the public with specific factual information or recitation of policy, or accept a proposal to place the matter on the agenda for an upcoming meeting AND under Section 551.0415 of the Texas Open Meetings Act, provide reports about items of community interest regarding which no action will be taken, to include: expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by the governing body; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored by an entity other than the governing body that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of the governing body or an official or employee of the municipality; or an announcement involving an imminent threat to the public health and safety of people in the municipality that has arisen after the posting of the agenda.

Following the completion of the Joint Meeting, the City Council will convene in a Closed Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting section of this agenda. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on any item on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as amended, or as otherwise allowed by law.

1.	Closed Meeting:

A. Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071; Deliberations regarding Economic Development Negotiations - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.087.

1. Receive a report and hold a discussion regarding legal and economic development issues regarding the creation of a public improvement district and proposed amendments to the economic development incentive agreements for the Rayzor Ranch mixed-use development. This discussion shall include commercial and financial information the City Council has received from Rayzor Ranch developers which the City Council seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the city, and with which the City Council is conducting economic development negotiations; including the offer of financial or other incentive where the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.

C E R T I F I C A T E

I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2014 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.)

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CITY SECRETARY

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